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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LV)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LV)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LAR)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LAR)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (LAR)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Raiders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

There is reaching, and then there is Haynes King at the Round 7 slot. The Raiders jumped the board by 42 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter.

In the end it comes back to Spencer Fano, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 9 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 18 they get the heartbeat of the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Colton Hood at Round 2, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick63 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Value with a capital V on Elijah Sarratt in pick 63, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II at No. 95 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Diego Pavia
No drama and no debate, Diego Pavia went about where he belonged in pick 102. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick No. 111 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They read the board right and Bryce Lance was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Josh Moten
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Josh Moten. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Terion Stewart
Terion Stewart at No. 183 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They paid a round early for Rayshaun Benny in the 187th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They let Bud Clark come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 31. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
A straight-up fair deal on Jaren Kanak at slot 217, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King in the 256th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.